Jain / Kokil Optical Properties of Functional Polymers and Nano Engineering Applications

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4665-5691-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten

Reihe: Nanotechnology and Application Series

Functional polymers are an increasingly important class of materials relevant not only in academic research but also in industry. This book introduces the ability of nano-engineering to improve the optical properties of the mentioned applications. This book focuses on the optical properties and nano-engineering applications of functional polymers, in order to compile an informative reference to the reader.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jain, Vaibhav

Kokil, Akshay

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Polymerwerkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Editors

Contributors

Optical and Optoelectronic Properties of Polymers and Their Nanoengineering Applications, Akshay Kokil and Vaibhav Jain

Liquid Gradient Refractive Index Lenses, Yanhui Zhao, Ahmad Ahsan Nawaz, Peng Li, Justin Kiehen, Yuchao

Chen, Feng Guo, Xiaole Mao, and Tony Jun Huang

Photorefractive Polymers for 3D Display Application, Pierre-Alexandre Blanche

Optical Gene Detection Using Conjugated Polymers, Jadranka Travas-Sejdic and Anupama Rao Gulur Srinivas

Polymer Ion Sensors Based on Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Interactions, Tsuyoshi Michinobu and Tsuyoshi Hyakutake

Detection of Explosives and Metal Ions Using Fluorescent Polymers and Their Nanostructures, Akshay Kokil and Jayant Kumar

Holographic Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals: From Materials, Morphologies to Applications, Ji Ma, Wenbin Huang, Li Xuan and Hiroshi Yokoyama

Organic/Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Electrochromic Materials and Devices, Prakash R. Somani

Polymer Nanostructures Through Packing of Spheres, Lawrence A. Renna, Timothy S. Gehan, and Dhandapani Venkatraman

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vaibhav Jain is a project manager at Alion Science and Technology; assists DLA Strategic Materials as a subject matter expert in materials science and engineering; and conducts technical assessments, evaluations, and engineering analysis of various critical and strategic materials for the Department of Defense. He holds a Ph.D from Virginia Tech, and was previously a materials engineer in the Optical Sciences Division at the Naval Research Lab. Dr. Jain's expertise also includes synthesizing and characterizing different kinds of nanoparticles, nanowires, quantum dots, and depositing thin films from these for various applications. He has coauthored 35 publications, one review article, and over 50 conference presentations.

Akshay Kokil is a materials scientist with diverse academic and industrial research experience in design, synthesis, characterization, and processing of novel materials for applications in new technologies. He is actively involved in research on solar cells, organic electronics, sensors, and carbon nanomaterials. He is also experienced in research on environmentally benign synthesis and processing of advanced materials, including electrically conducting, flame-retardant, and self-assembled polymers. He has authored over 30 publications, one book, and 11 conference preprints, and has presented his research at multiple international research conferences. He holds a Ph.D from Case Western Reserve University.